There are 270 projects that match your search.
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2011
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40,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: JOR/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/11/02 |
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The Participatory Local Community Rangeland Management implemented by Barrat Dana cooperative society for livestock owners generally aims to protect the biodiversity of Barrat Dana area which lies within Dana natural reserve from depletion because ( ... )
grazing and tourism activities also contribute to the reduction of pastures degradation by regulating the housing, grazing activities during the grazing season.
The project aims to:
-Pharmacy veterinary treatments.
- Training program for livestock owners on fattening and nutrition concepts in the site.
-Provide tools of herds management and used by members of the society.
-Assembly crew
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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33,200.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/06 |
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With the rise in fuel prices, the local community is looking for alternatives to help sustain their everyday life. The local community is now resorting to over logging from the forests that surround the area to do so. With the increase in population ( ... )
dramatic increase in prices, from electricity bills to water bills the local community must find an alternative without increasing environmental degradation.
For that reason, this project will target the conservation of forestry around the area, increase environmental awareness and find energy alternatives.
This project therefore aims at increasing environmental awareness by supporting
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2010
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/05 |
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The tourism demand in Dana village incredibly increased and the need for accommodation is an essential need to provide good tourism services, thus the people who work in private sector in Dana have to invest more in accommodation to meet the tourism ( ... )
These days, some of local investors started to build new hotels in modern styles to increase their capacity to fit with the tourism demand, this situation will destroy the village cultural identity and the landscape of the reserve because they are looking to the village to build more cement bulks in modern building styles that will deteriorate the fragile habitat which is the last refuge for
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2010
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40,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/17 |
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A piece of land with an area of (10 dunnums) will be rented for this project. The land is partially planted with olive trees and the rest will be used to build 3 plastic houses for herbal and medical planting. Water will be provided for irrigation ( ... )
ater harvesting well which was built and granted by the ministry of agriculture.
The forum has contributed by building an environmentally friendly mud house which will be used for training workshops for the blind and also act as an activity centre. The piece of land will therefore be turned into an activity area for the members of the forum to increase their environmental awareness by
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2010
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33,900.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/01 |
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Jarash governorate is located to the north of Amman, an area full of history and is considered one of the most agricultural and tourist areas in the Kingdom. Agriculture is famous with olives, grapes and vegetables which grow in greenhouses. The ( ... )
community is also known to raise cattle and sheep.
The economy of Jarash thrives on tourism and agriculture, where people find huge availability of fertile land near the city. The numbers of olive trees in Jarash are about a million and more than a quarter million are planted over 900 dunnums annually. These trees produce up to 500 kg of olives and are the main economic resource for the
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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35,300.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/16 |
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The project aims at promoting the use of renewable energy within the local community in Bayuda by implementing solar water heaters and conserving energy. This project will therefore increase environmental awareness about natural resource management ( ... )
ill help decrease logging in the area and later nurturing this aspect within the local community.
Specific Objectives are:
- Conserving energy in the area, along with improving the livelihood and living conditions of the local community, by using a revolving fund that is given to help initiate energy conservation practices.
- Enhance the awareness of the local community about energy
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2010
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34,960.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/02 |
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This project is made to work for a strategy aiming to enhancing the local water, agriculture and energy resources. Giving important attention to water , energy resources and economic development of the village , through good analysis and ( ... )
ng contributing to more effective and economically sound water resource management and improving rural livelihoods and environmental and water security.
It will provide key support to the targeted community and will improve the local natural resources gives more focus to water and energy issues in Eara village , this strategy was developed in participatory way with local community since Eara
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2010
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32,680.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/04 |
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With the difficult economic circumstance all over the world, Jordan is currently facing harsh economic conditions that assist in increasing poverty and unemployment. To moreover increase the harsh living conditions, Jordan is facing huge water ( ... )
ty problems. For that reason, this project will help support poor families in the area by providing means for water management and decreasing environmental degradation that will highly affect their agricultural dependence.
This project will therefore aim at decreasing environmental degradation in the Allan village of the Balqa Governorate, by providing ways to tackle water scarcity with
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2010
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28,960.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/10/03 |
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The Taibeh village is an area that has relatively steep topography with high mountains and steep valleys. The average rainfall is between 250 and 300 mm a year. The area is highly dependent on agriculture where more than 11,000 inhabitants work in ( ... )
ltural activities. The rest of the village is dependent on livestock and other government jobs. The Taibeh village is mainly a poor area with very low personal income.
This project aims at contributing to the overall maintenance and control of land degradation in the Taibeh village by implementing water harvesting projects. This in turn will result in improving the living conditions of the
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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22,500.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/01 |
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This project is aimed at increasing and promoting sustainable land management practices, environmental and socio-economic status of the local community, and better creating environmental management. This will be made possible by environmental ( ... )
ess campaigns, and planting medical plants in home gardens. Produced plants will be marketed in order to provide a new source of income by new marketing channels (fair trade).
The project will be focusing on establishing a revolving fund for loans, that will project beneficiaries in order to plant medicinal plants in home gardens.Creating environmental awareness through workshops and training
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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38,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/03 |
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The combination of the past two projects funded by GEF/SGP to this NGO has helped promote sustainable land management practices, environmental and socio-economic status of the local community, and better create environmental management. Therefore, ( ... )
roject is aimed to help complete this overall objective by improving the marketability of the produced medical and herbal plants and further increase that production. This improvement would also occur by investing in the required equipment, which will enhance the quality and packaging of the product to satisfy the consumers and suppliers in the market.
This project will help improve the
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2009
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/13 |
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The conservation of the marine environment in Aqaba and boat passenger safety are one of the most important aspects when it comes to boat maintenance. One of the important safety instructions to boat owners is to check and conduct maintenance on ( ... )
ngines periodically. This will insure the efficient work of the engine and reduce the environmental impacts on the marine environment and land based pollution. For this reason, a boat maintenance centre will be established on a piece of land (1200 m2) granted by ASEZA in the Industrial City of Aqaba. The built hunger will occupy 200 m2 of land and will aid in the renovation and maintenance of 80
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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40,500.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/04 |
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The project aims to contribute to the sustainability of productive agricultural lands through supporting small projects to the local community that allow planting trees, and building stone walls that will later decrease soil erosion and increase in ( ... )
onservation practices in the area.
With the change of rainfall patterns, the local community has reverted to irrigation measures to help keep the agro biodiversity in the area. Therefore, this project will also help in water harvesting practices that will be introduced to aid the conservation of the agro
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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43,500.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/07 |
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The study will investigate the biodiversity of the reptiles, freshwater fish and mammals inhabiting the Eastern Desert of Jordan. Also, species richness, endemic species of the Eastern Desert are compared with species composition of the fauna of ( ... )
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Project Objectives will include:
1. Activate the Badia Center for Ecological Education in research, which in turn provides more information on the biodiversity of the eastern desert.
2. Integrate traditional value of the study area with hand-made crafts that are derived from the surrounding natural heritage of the area.
3. Study the variations in biodiversity according to ecosystem
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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19,500.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/02 |
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Aiming at increasing the family income for the local community and rural women, the cooperative provides a new source of income of utilizing the organic farming principle to plant herbal and medical plants. This will promote sustainable land ( ... )
ment practices and enhance the products? packaging and quality, which will increase their marketability that will be introduced by new marketing channels through (fair trade).
This project will specifically aim at enhancing the production quality and quantity of the herb factory,
enhancing the shape and packaging of the final product, improving marketing of medicinal plant products, increase
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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37,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/15 |
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This project will aim at increasing the awareness of the local community to manage a natural resource (water) by rainwater harvesting practices which will help in preserving the agriculture in the Mukibleh village/ Jarash.
Project Specific ( ... )
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- Increasing the local community?s awareness on preserving rainwater and using it. Improving and creating new rain water harvesting systems, which will decrease the use of the household water supply.
- Improving the living conditions of the local community through supporting small income generating projects through a revolving fund.
- Enhancing and upgrading the skills of the
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2009
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30,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/11 |
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The project aims to help reduce land degradation through increasing sustainable water conservation practices, and environmental awareness that will help nurture environmental aspects within the local community, and thereof help combat water scarcity ( ... )
Rass.
Project Specific Objectives:
- Reducing land degradation, along with improving the livelihood and living conditions of the local community, by using a revolving fund that is given to help initiate water conservation projects.
- Enhance the awareness of the local community about water harvesting practices.
- Enhance the status of the local community through upgrading their
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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28,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/09 |
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The project contributes to increasing sustainable land management practices in the area by supporting small projects to the local community that will later decrease soil erosion, and introduce income generating activities in the area.
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ating annual rainfall, rainwater harvesting practices will be introduced to the local community that will later help in preserving the agricultural biodiversity in the area.
Project Specific Objectives:
- Conserving the biodiversity in the area, along with improving the livelihood and living conditions of the local community, by using a revolving fund that is given to help initiate
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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40,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/08 |
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The aim of this project is to motivate animal raising in captivity, in particular the (Shami goats). Goat raising in captivity will help decrease desertification in the area, and aid in conserving the biodiversity in Lob. Awareness workshops and ( ... )
ng will help nurture environmental aspects within the local community in daily life activities.
Project Objectives:
1.Decreasing over grazing activities, which will aid in decreasing desertification and conserving the biodiversity in Lob
2. Nurturing environmental aspects with the local community
3. Decreasing the poverty and unemployment ratio
4. Introducing the Shami goat in
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2009
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40,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JOR/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/05 |
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This project aims for capacity building of local community CBO?s/
NGO?s in the Karak area, which include concluded projects, ongoing and potential SGP beneficiaries. This project will help enhance the skills needed to manage and maintain projects ( ... )
eir activities that will later positively impact the local community.
The project activities will include:
? Studies will be conducted to help investigate sustainability in past projects within the SGP program, and present its results to help new NGO?s maintain their sustainability in new projects. This study will be later published as a resource.
? Awareness programs and workshops will
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